High-intensity interval exercise and cerebrovascular health: Curiosity, cause, and consequence

Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 902-911

  Lucas, Samuel J E ^a,b   Cotter, James D ^b   Brassard, Patrice ^c,d   Bailey, Damian M ^e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^d LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

^f AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

aging; brain health; cerebrovascular conditioning strategies; cognition; dementia; high intensity interval exercise training

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; CEREBROVASCULAR HEALTH; COGNITION; EXERCISE; HEALTH; HIGH INTENSITY INTERVAL EXERCISE TRAINING; HUMAN; NEUROPROTECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SAFETY; WELLBEING; AGING; ANIMAL; BRAIN; KINESIOTHERAPY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; VASCULARIZATION;

AGING; ANIMALS; BRAIN; COGNITION; EXERCISE; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS;

EID: 84930179360     PISSN: 0271678X     EISSN: 15597016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jcbfm.2015.49     Document Type: Review

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